This is the fourth in a series of roundtable discussions exploring the role of religious congregations and the government in alleviating social problems. This conference will focus on faith-based efforts to reform public education.
In recent years, a new dialogue has queried the proper roles of faith-based organizations in addressing social concerns and the relationship of government with these efforts. The new dialogue is less ideologically polarized than past discussions, which creates an opening for new departures and an opportunity to heal old breaches. Sacred Places, Civic Purposes, a Brookings Institution Project supported by a grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts, hopes to provide shape and direction for that dialogue by convening social scientists, policy makers, advocates and practitioners in the worlds of faith and public life.
Agenda
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February 20
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Moderator
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Presenters, Lunch Keynote
Dennis Shirley Associate Dean, Lynch School of Education, Boston CollegeErnesto Cortes Executive Director, Southwest Industrial Areas FoundationMavis Sanders Professor, Johns Hopkins University -
Respondents
Charles Haynes Senior Scholar, Freedom Forum First Amendment CenterDavid Hornbeck Former Superintendent, Philadelphia Public SchoolsNina Shokraii Rees Advisor, Bush-Cheney Transition; Analyst, Heritage FoundationRobert Muccigrosso Principal, Nazareth Regional High School in NYRuth Wattenberg Director, Educational Issues, American Federation of Teachers
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